| Places | Thousands | Hundreds | Tens | Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |||||||
| Number | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | . | 7 | 6 |
| Rounded Number | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | . | 8 |
- 7 is in the tenths place and 6 is in the hundredths place
- Since the digit in the hundredths place (6) is greater than or equal to 5, add 1 to the digit in the tenths place (7)
- 1 + 7 = 8, so the digit in the tenths place becomes 8
- The digit in the hundredths place is dropped
- 2,461.76 rounded to the nearest tenth (one decimal place) = 2,461.8
